Battery patch



June 24, 1930. L. MQ 1,766,759

BATTERY PATCH Filed Feb. 27. 1929 Zee M Daniel a g v abbozwu o Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES means LEE MCDA'NIEL, OF PAGOLET MILLS, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR TO BAI'IAN TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AOORPORATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA BATTERY PATCH I Application filed February 27, 1929. Serial No. 343,172.

The object of this invention is to provide a patch device for application to a battery or magazine of a loom whereby, when the edge of the battery or magazine side plate has been worn away or broken so that it does not properly hold a bobbin support, the bobbin support may be secured in place and effectually held without requiring the discarding of the magazine side plate and the provision of a new side plate, the expense of maintenance and operation being thereby very appreciably reduced.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a magazine side plate show ng the bobbin support in position with my lmproved patch applied, the view looking at the inner face of the side plate,

Fig. 2 is a similar view looking at the outer side of the plate,

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the patch.

The reference numeral 1 indicates a portion of the side plateof a bobbin magazine and the numeral 2 indicates a portion of an annular flange on the inner face of said plate which aids in supporting the bobblns and directing them to the stop device 3 and the cooperating support 1. The bobbin support 4c is yieldably held in the position shown in Fig. l bya spring. 5 co1led about the supporting bolt 6 and acting upon the support to yieldably hold it 111 an upper position. The details of the bobbin support form no part of my present invention and further description of the same 18 deemed unnecessary, it being noted that the supporting bolt 6 passes through an eye or bearing 7 provided therefor on the edge of the side plate 1 il'nmediately under the flange 2. The side plate is also provided on its outer face with a forked lug 8 which provides a support for a part ofthe operating mechanism. The eye or bearing Wl110l1 supports the bolt 6 is subjectedto severe wear when the machine is operated continuously for any considerable period and eventually the eye breaks. away or wears out 1n its lower portion so that it fails to properly hold the bolt 6, the bolt being held in place by a nut 9 mounted'on its outer end and turned home against the end of the eye, as will be understood. Heretofore, when the eye broke away or were out in its under side and formed an opening or slot, indicated at 10, it necessitated the discarding of the side plate 1 and the provision of an entirely new side plate which is obviously expensive. To overcome this difficulty, I have devised the patch shown most clearly in Figs. 2, 3 and lwhich consists of a casting 11 of an approximately diamond outline having an eye or bearing 12 formed in its lower central portion having an opening 13 to receive the outer end of the bolt 6 and an enlarged recess or chamber 14: concentric with said opening to fit around the end of the eye 7, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The lower edge of the casting 11 is properly shaped to conform to the outer flange 15 formed on the side plate 1 so that it may be easily fitted in proper position with the eye 12 properly centered relative to the eye or bearing 7 and the outer surface of the casting immediately around the opening 13 is smooth and flat so that the nut 9 may be turned home against the same to secure the casting in position. In the upper edge of the casting is a transverse notch 16 which engages the lower edge of the lug 8, as shown in Fig. 2, whereby the placing of the casting in its proper position is facilitated and the holding of the same after it is placed is made certain. It will be observed or bearing of the magazine side plate so .that it is reinforced and strengthened and second patch may be substituted therefor at a very considerable saving over the cost of providing an entirely new side plate and it should be observed that the patch presents a greater body of metal below the bolt 6 than does the original'eye or bearing on the that the patch extends over the broken eye battery side plate so that the bolt and the bobbin support are actually more firmly secured by the patch than when originally assembled. The form of the patch and its engagement with the lug 8 very effectually resists and overcomes any tendency vof the patch to rock and thereby loosen or release the bolt (5 and the bobbin support.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A patch device for the purpose set forth consisting of a tapered elongated body having end portions formed to rest on the flanges of a battery plate and having an eye in its lower edge between its end portions to fit around and house the end of the bobbin support bearing of the battery plate and the end of the holding member of the bobbin support. 1

2. A patch device for the purpose set forth comprising a body having a lug-engaging notch in its upper edge and having its end portions formed to rest on the flange of a battery plate and provided in its lower edge portion with a bearing eye to house the end of the bearing for a bobbin support.

In testimony whereof I a'flix my signature.

LEE MODANIEL. L. 5.1 

